- 21. Re: Engine paint (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 05:50:34 -0800 (PST)
- you know, all this talk about what color was the engine in what year has become quite plenty. therefore, i must say something to contribute to the banter. if your not worried about originality, paint
- /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00739.html (8,630 bytes)
- 22. Re: Engine paint (score: 1)
- Author: jak0pab@jak10.med.navy.mil (Bowen, Patrick A. RP2)
- Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 09:58:08
- I have a valve cover that the bottom (of about 3 other coats) of paint is actually blue. Came off a '79 1500. No idea if it is original, but it is the bottom coat. BTY, I repainted it Black last week
- /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00740.html (8,887 bytes)
- 23. Re: Engine paint (score: 1)
- Author: "Kirby T. Kenyon" <kenyonkt@maple.lemoyne.edu>
- Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 09:30:05 -0500
- Interesting, my valve cover on the '80 is a light blue. Kirby
- /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00742.html (8,910 bytes)
- 24. Re: Engine paint (score: 1)
- Author: Edward Hamilton <hamilton@ptd.net>
- Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 09:49:50 -0500
- I recall reading something, someplace, that mentioned blue valve covers being used as a means to readily identify California engines. Ed Hamilton
- /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00744.html (8,289 bytes)
- 25. Re: Engine paint (score: 1)
- Author: Susan Hensley <susan@bearcom.com>
- Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 09:04:16 -0600
- Actually, I think the OWNER was blue, since he/she had to put up with the California emissions-controlled engine! ;) Keep Triumphing, Susan Hensley :)
- /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00746.html (8,490 bytes)
- 26. Re: Engine paint (score: 1)
- Author: Thorn <tthorn@comp.uark.edu>
- Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 10:18:42 -0600 (CST)
- Verty interestin But, I missed the bdginning!!! Would someone please summarize what has been discovered about the color of the covers?? (Kinda'ike that nifty key chart??) tks harve TThorn@comp.uark.e
- /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00748.html (7,850 bytes)
- 27. Re: Engine paint (score: 1)
- Author: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
- Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 09:00:25 -0800
- There again, if you were being choked by all the emissions crap that is thrown on the California 1500's, wouldn't your head be blue? Joe P.S. I bet Nigel's valve cover is not blue!!!! -- "If you can'
- /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00749.html (8,684 bytes)
- 28. Re: Engine paint (score: 1)
- Author: "Laura G." <savercool@email.msn.com>
- Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 09:57:56 -0800
- Nigels valve cover is Silver-though after this past weekend it should be Laura G and Nigel p.s.-in my sales brochure-it's a orangish red. --Original Message-- From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net> To: S
- /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00750.html (9,590 bytes)
- 29. Re: Engine paint (score: 1)
- Author: Ronald Fowler <triumph@ameritech.net>
- Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 13:32:19 -0500
- Ed, This is probably the case. I have been conducting a study of 1980 Spitfires (California and Federal models) and have found that all 50+ examples in my survey have had the light blue valve cover a
- /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00752.html (8,489 bytes)
- 30. Re: Engine paint (score: 1)
- Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 08:13:37 -0000
- Whoops! I made a very dangerous assumption they stayed black and silver respectively - until the very end. I had left BL by '73. This was mainly because the BMC brigade had also infiltrated its way
- /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00754.html (8,373 bytes)
- 31. Re: Engine paint (score: 1)
- Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>
- Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 19:49:25 -0000
- Only problem is with the paint you use, one black paint can remove loads of heat, whilst another won't remove much at all. Matt is definiatly the best. But if you choose a paint that reflects inferre
- /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00759.html (8,103 bytes)
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